Posted by Phil Gutis in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Last night, as I drove home from the train, an SUV came speeding up behind me and sat on the tail of my hybrid. I was in the mode of seeing how high I could get my gas mileage --...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment
I recently wrote about NRDC's public opinion research program and promised to tell additional tales from the often-humbling land of surveys and focus groups. In the category of humbling, we were recently told that the American public is deeply skeptical...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , The Media and the Environment
I'll admit it. There's a Ford Explorer towering over the Honda Civic hybrid in our driveway. A gas-guzzling monster of an SUV that my husband inherited years ago. But it will not be there much longer.Yep, rising gas prices and...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment
This weekend, the husband and I stopped by Home Depot to see if we could find shelves to house my out-of-control Kidrobot collection. We got our shelves -- at a huge discount in fact -- but still walked out a...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
Public opinion research is part of my responsibilities at NRDC and its a piece of my job that I love. There's nothing quite like watching a group of folks from behind a one-way mirror talk about the issues that NRDC...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
Couldn't resist this nugget from the front page of today's USA Today: "Speeders to Pay Extra for Police Fuel."According to the paper, the City Council of suburban Holly Springs, GA, decided to help cover the spiraling cost of gasoline by...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
When we purchased our slice of paradise near New Hope, PA, we knew the house had not received much tender loving care. But we did not realize at the time, however, that it hadn't really been touched in the 30...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
Has corporate America suddenly seen the “green” light? It’s a question I’ve raised frequently in this space, noting that everywhere you turn, another company is announcing a new green initiative. No matter what their motivation -- whether it’s saving money,...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment
No, this is not a plea for NRDC membership (although we wouldn't object, of course, if you wanted to wander over to the donation forms and make a contribution!) Instead, I'm writing with the fascinating observation in this week's Business...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment
The following revelation probably won't likely earn me any brownie points with my policy crazy colleagues, but I'm a dedicated American Idol viewer. Amid all the hype and overwhelming commercialism, there's something inspiring about watching a bunch of talented kids...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , U.S. Law and Policy
When you are deep in home renovation land, there are few places you visit more often than Home Depot and Lowes. Most weekends involve at least once visit and sometimes we actually end up going on both Saturday and Sunday.Yesterday,...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment
Maybe I was wrong. Just perhaps it wasn't, as I wrote some 20 years ago in The New York Times, just garbage. The Times recently ran a story about recycling and how Seattle is attempting to increase its already commanding...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
A few weeks ago, one of NRDC's trustees sent around a link to a site called "Environmental Leader." Described as "daily news for corporate decision makers," the site seems mostly to be a warehouse for news releases from various corporations...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment
Earlier this week, Salon.com posted a piece about PETA and its global warming campaign. Since I had written on the subject on Switchboard, I got the call from the Salon reporter and had the dubious pleasure of becoming the lead...
Posted by Phil Gutis in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
There's a saying in television journalism: if it bleeds, it leads. That's why whenever you switch over to the local news in your placid community, you could be forgiven for feeling as though you live in a level 10 crime...
